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Richmond Hill Middle School

Q: Is Richmond Hill Middle School a good school?

Richmond Hill Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Georgia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Richmond Hill Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 667 students attended Richmond Hill Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Richmond Hill Middle School?

Students at Richmond Hill Middle School are 85% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% White.

Q: What high school do graduates of Richmond Hill Middle School attend?

Students who attend Richmond Hill Middle School usually go on to attend Butler High School

Public Grades 6-8

553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Richmond Hill Middle School in Augusta, GA, serves approximately 667 students in grades 6-8 within the Richmond County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has faced persistent academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 4% of Georgia middle schools (553rd out of 578) and receiving zero stars in its SchoolDigger rating for six consecutive years. However, recent data reveals meaningful signs of progress that parents should know about.

The most encouraging development is a dramatic drop in chronic absenteeism—from 36.6% in 2024-2025 to 26.4% in 2025-2026, now below the district average of 30.3%. This improvement is especially notable when compared to nearby schools like Tutt Middle School (37.2%), Glenn Hills Middle School (43.1%), and Murphey Middle School (45.9%). Science proficiency also jumped from 0.5% to 9.3% of 8th graders scoring proficient—nearly double the district rate of 5.4%. Additionally, 37.5% of 8th graders scored proficient in High School Physical Science, a course taken for high school credit, which is a strong showing compared to W.S. Hornsby Middle School and Murphey, both at 0%.

Still, core subject proficiency remains critically low. In 2025-2026, only 6.1% of 6th graders, 7.4% of 7th graders, and 11.6% of 8th graders were proficient in math, while social studies proficiency was 6.6%. The contrast with neighboring Columbia County schools is stark—Stallings Island Middle School (11.4 miles away) ranks in the 92nd percentile, with 74.9% of 6th graders proficient in math. Notably, Richmond Hill spends about $11,849 per student, which is higher than Stallings Island ($11,286) and Grovetown Middle School ($10,221), suggesting the achievement gap stems from deeper systemic factors rather than funding alone. While the school's overall ranking improved from the 1st to the 4th percentile, the path forward will depend on translating attendance and science gains into broader academic success.

667

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,849

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3420 Julia Ave
Augusta, GA 30906

(706) 826-1000

District: Richmond County

Students who attend Richmond Hill Middle School usually attend:

High:

Butler High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.3%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2021 → 4th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Richmond County

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (9% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school9%

District avg18%

Georgia avg43%

553^rd of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2021

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Middle Schools in the Richmond County

179^th of 201Richmond County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	553 of 578	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.2	579 of 585	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	571 of 578	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	565 of 569	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	546 of 558	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	513 of 542	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	463 of 480	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	491 of 494	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	485 of 489	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	479 of 485	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	473 of 482	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	524 of 550	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.7	564 of 567	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	555 of 558	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	550 of 553	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	542 of 544	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	395 of 400	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	7.1	535 of 550	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	563 of 569	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	555 of 561	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	551 of 559	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	531 of 553	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	395 of 425	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	431 of 442	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	431 of 437	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	404 of 429	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	425 of 431	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	1.5	417 of 417	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	423 of 429	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	416 of 425	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

African American (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

HS Physical Science38%-23 vs state

Algebra I12%-36 vs state

Science9%-20 vs state

Mathematics8%-35 vs state

Social Studies7%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richmond Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3420 Julia Ave	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 826-1000	667	35	19.1	100.0%	24 (3.6%)	569 (85.3%)	42 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (4.3%)	8.4	553^rd of 578 public middle schools	4.3%		5.2	579^th of 585 public middle schools	1.0%	26	11.8	6.1	7.4	11.6	9.3	6.6	37.5	$11,849	$1,161	$10,687
Glenn Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	2941 Glenn Hills Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4705	706	46	15.3	100.0%	20 (2.8%)	598 (84.7%)	62 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.4%)	6.7	568^th of 578 public middle schools	1.7%		6.6	573^rd of 585 public middle schools	2.1%	5	14.3	3.3	6.3	7.7	5.0	5.9	43.5	$12,923	$1,455	$11,468
Murphey Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 15th St	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7360	512	39	13.1	100.0%	9 (1.8%)	424 (82.8%)	70 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	5.6	571^st of 578 public middle schools	1.2%		6	575^th of 585 public middle schools	1.7%	4	16.7	5.0	6.4	7.7	2.4	1.9	0.0	$15,250	$1,443	$13,806
Pine Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	2147 McElmurray Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-3730	757	48	15.6	100.0%	160 (21.1%)	502 (66.3%)	45 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	7.9	557^th of 578 public middle schools	3.6%		11.3	547^th of 585 public middle schools	6.5%	10	25.0	6.8	5.6	16.4	2.4	8.6	10.7	$13,017	$1,645	$11,373
Tutt Middle School	Public	6-8	495 Boy Scout Rd	Augusta	30909	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7288	617	47	13.1	100.0%	57 (9.2%)	484 (78.4%)	30 (4.9%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.0%)	7.2	560^th of 578 public middle schools	3.1%		9.5	558^th of 585 public middle schools	4.6%	2	22.9	6.1	6.7	12.6	1.3	9.0	20.0	$14,901	$1,543	$13,357
Belair Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Potential Way	Augusta	30909	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(706) 821-2766	776	45	17.2	82.5%	24 (3.1%)	662 (85.3%)	49 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	25 (3.2%)	15.2	506^th of 578 public middle schools	12.5%					(n/a)	83.4	12.1	10.6	28.7	12.3	7.7	66.7	$12,653	$1,235	$11,419
W.S. Hornsby Middle School	Public	6-8	310 Kentucky Ave	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 823-6928	391	26	15.0	100.0%	8 (2.0%)	370 (94.6%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	5.8	569^th of 578 public middle schools	1.6%		7.8	568^th of 585 public middle schools	2.9%	1	22.6	6.7	6.5	7.6	1.0	3.8	0.0	$15,159	$1,396	$13,763
Hephzibah Middle School	Public	6-8	2427 Mims Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-4534	728	42	17.4	100.0%	97 (13.3%)	556 (76.4%)	41 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	26 (3.6%)	7.2	562^nd of 578 public middle schools	2.8%		9.7	556^th of 585 public middle schools	5.0%	6	18.9	9.7	5.5	8.3	4.9	6.2	16.7	$12,820	$1,367	$11,453
Lakeside Middle School	Public	6-8	527 Blue Ridge Dr	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 855-6900	498	39	12.7	58.8%	235 (47.2%)	113 (22.7%)	67 (13.5%)	32 (6.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	44 (8.8%)	67.6	162^nd of 578 public middle schools	72.0%		76.7	122^nd of 585 public middle schools	79.1%	40	62.6	50.0	51.0	57.7	2.2	45.8	72.9	$14,410	$644	$13,766
Stallings Island Middle School	Public	6-8	3830 Blackstone Camp Rd	Martinez	30907	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 447-2106	729	44	16.6	24.7%	418 (57.3%)	84 (11.5%)	60 (8.2%)	119 (16.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.0%)	89.9	44^th of 578 public middle schools	92.4%		95.9	26^th of 585 public middle schools	95.6%	18	78.9	74.9	78.6	72.5		75.3	75.7	$11,286	$138	$11,148

Frequently Asked Questions about Richmond Hill Middle School

What district is Richmond Hill Middle School in?

Richmond County

What is the racial makeup of Richmond Hill Middle School?

Students at Richmond Hill Middle School are 85% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% White.

What high school do graduates of Richmond Hill Middle School attend?

Students who attend Richmond Hill Middle School usually go on to attend Butler High School

How many students attend Richmond Hill Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 667 students attended Richmond Hill Middle School.

Is Richmond Hill Middle School a good school?

Richmond Hill Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Georgia middle schools.

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